Yesterday we had three technical problems to solve: the DVD player with paper stuck in it; the wifi thingy that doesn't work any more; and the lack of an electrical hook up cable (which we managed to forget at home). Plus finding the source of a funny smell that had surfaced that morning. By the end of the day, after some of our Laurel and Hardy comedy (eg driving to places that didn't exist or were closed; or going back to the same place twice without realising); plus me working very hard on my Italian for directions and strange new technical vocabulary (lots of fun!); we had solved two and a half of them: the funny smell was gone (the waste water tank needed chemicals); the wifi thingy was working (well done Kevin); and we had bought a new CD/ DVD player, but it still needed installing. Only the cable was unsolved. But as we wild camped near the port last night, that didn't matter. And we did get to know the industrial/ commercial sectors of north-east Sicily quite well...
Then our last (pleasant) problem of the day: dinner. We walked from our night spot with a lovely view on the seafront into the main town, and found a restaurant on a side street that looked promising. And then had a spectacular meal: mussels, calamari, fish fillet in a delicious crust, spaghetti with clams, tomato and mozzarella, and griddled vegetables. Jemima did a little dance because she was enjoying the fish and calamari so much. We strolled home, full and happy.
Then one extra problem arose: Friday night in Milazzo. It just got too noisy, so Kevin moved us in the dead of night from the town to a car park at the very end of the isthmus. We went to bed with no real idea where we were, other than it was blissfully quiet. Problem solved.
Marinello to Milazzo:
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